Consistent June

 I've almost made it through a consistent June and total 71 miles.  I've ran 20 days out of  30 and averaged 3.6 miles a day.  Longest run was 6.72 miles but for the most part I've been in the 3 or 4 mile range.  I've gotten a couple track workouts in and pushed the pace once or twice.  

I haven't been making any huge fitness jumps but I've seen slow and steady improvement.  My average page for the month was 8:30 which is 8 seconds faster than last month which is a fairly large gain especially when factoring in the summer heat.

I'm halfway through the year and off to my best start since 2022.  I've run 380 miles so far which exceeds the 370 I ran in 2023 and is quickly approaching the 527 miles I ran in 2024.  Not impossible that I could get 1000 miles in this year but we'll see.  I will need to significantly increase the miles and probably ease up a bit on the pace. 

I know I'm probably pushing harder than I should be on most days while also not getting enough truly hard efforts in, but once I get out on the road its really hard to slow down.  I did run a 2.6 mile recovery run at 10 minute pace on Saturday...  but it's hard to run that slow consistently and really makes me second guess myself.  I suppose I should at least try to slow down for a couple weeks to see what comes of it... I doubt it though.  

Here's where I am though.  Maybe I'm just impatient.  Maybe I'm getting old.  Maybe I'm not getting enough sleep.  Maybe I'm not training right.  I'm putting in work but not totally satisfied with the results.  I've been really hoping that some fitness will kick in and i'll see a big improvement jump but so far it has been very slow and steady.  My weight has been steady at 190 lbs too and really need this to come down as well... part of this is diet but I think a lot is genetics.  Kind of seems it doesn't matter how much I eat or exercise, I always settle at around 190.  The only time I was able to adjust was when I was running 50 miles a week and then I was at 170 but as soon as I got hurt and stopped running the weight came back on really quickly.  

For now I'll focus on the positives which are health and consistency and hope that the gains will eventually follow.